FIDE chess

Subscribers 368K

Videos 7.5K

Views 221.6M

Channels Like FIDE chess

FIDE chess covers official chess content from the International Chess Federation, including live broadcasts from world tournaments (World Championship cycle, world rapid and blitz championships), interviews with players, and commentary on games. The channel appears to offer a mix of tutorials, game analyses, and historical insights, with recent videos focusing on candidates tournaments, tournament history, and interviews. It publishes content from Switzerland, active since 2012, with an average of about 6.5K views per video across its roughly 7,500 uploads, and uses keywords around chess, blitz, rapid, world championships, and related mind games.

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Similar Channels

We found 45 YouTube channels similar to FIDE chess

#1

GothamChess view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 7.2M

Videos 3K

Views 4.7B

Appearances 67

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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They overlap with FIDE by targeting big chess events and topics like the World Chess Championship and Candidates Tournament, aligning with 100% search similarity but with a slightly narrower content focus (73% content match) and a strong rapid chess angle reflected in the queries.

#2

Chess.com view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 6.9K

Views 1.7B

Appearances 51

SERP 77%

Similarity 80%

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They match FIDE on major event queries (World Championship, rapid/ women’s events) and reach a large audience, showing high search overlap (77%) and strong content alignment (80%), though their content spans broader instruction and entertainment beyond pure FIDE coverage.

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#3

ChessBase India view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 19K

Views 3.5B

Appearances 36

SERP 54%

Similarity 83%

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They share interest in FIDE chess and top events like the World Championship, achieving notable search overlap (54%) and very high content alignment (83%), indicating strong event coverage with some regional focus.

#4

Remote Chess Academy

56% relevance

Subscribers 940K

Videos 2K

Views 403.9M

Appearances 24

SERP 33%

Similarity 72%

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They attract audiences who analyze games and openings (commented games, gambits) that intersect with FIDE topics, but have relatively lower search overlap (33%) while maintaining solid content relevance (72%).

#5

chess24

55% relevance

Subscribers 579K

Videos 7.7K

Views 329.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 11%

Similarity 83%

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They compete on broadcasted events and championships (rapid, blitz) and live coverage that mirrors FIDE’s audience, evidenced by high content similarity (83%) even though their search overlap is moderate (11%).

#6

Freestyle Chess

54% relevance

Subscribers 243K

Videos 917

Views 60.1M

Appearances 9

SERP 14%

Similarity 81%

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Their interview-focused content with FIDE figures and players aligns with the broader chess ecosystem, matching on FIDE-related queries while delivering high content similarity (81%) but limited search reach (14%).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength: GothamChess (84% match) and Chess.com (79% match). They overlap with FIDE chess on queries like world chess championship, chess candidates tournament, and rapid chess championship. ChessBase India (71% match) also competes in similar spaces, including fide chess, world chess championship, and rapid chess championship. All three larger channels share audiences around major competitions and event coverage, while FIDE chess emphasizes official broadcasts and historical/interview content. FIDE chess has 368K subscribers, substantially smaller than GothamChess (7.2M) and Chess.com (2.8M), highlighting a gap in subscriber base despite overlapping coverage topics.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to FIDE chess?

GothamChess — 84% match, 7.2M subscribers; Chess.com — 79% match, 2.8M subscribers; ChessBase India — 71% match, 2.9M subscribers. All three are large chess channels focused on instructional or news content and have substantial subscriber bases, indicating strong overlap with FIDE chess in chess education, news, and game analysis.

What type of content does FIDE chess make?

FIDE chess creates content related to chess events, history, and news, including promos and live/tournament coverage based on video titles such as FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2026 - Promo and FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 | Round 1 LIVE, plus historical coverage like FIDE Candidates Tournament History in 1953–1959. The channel uploads approximately 6.5K views per video on average, with an implied frequency of multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to FIDE chess?

We analyze FIDE chess's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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